Long-term Lecturers and non-tenure-track (“temporary”) Librarians
can increase their salaries through the Range Elevation process
and move from one salary range to the next (e.g., Range A to B, B
to C, or C to D). A salary increase of at least 5 percent comes
with Range Elevation.

CFA successfully defended faculty rights to academic freedom and
intellectual property during recent negotiations with CSU
management by rejecting proposals that would have diminished
faculty speech and eliminated faculty control of their
intellectual property.

Effective November 1, 2018, all CSU faculty will get a 3.5% bump
in pay—what is known as a General Salary Increase (GSI). The new
dollars will appear in December 1 paychecks, since we are paid
each month after we have done the work.

CFA Associate Vice President Rafael Gómez said of the meeting on
Monday at his own Monterey Bay campus that, “It was very
gratifying to see that our chapter is a place where colleagues
come to look for kindred spirits who will work to find answers
and support about the many professional challenges we face every
day.”

BARGAINING CONTINUES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
ACADEMIC FREEDOM: CFA’s Bargaining Team met again with
management to continue discussions about Intellectual Property
and Academic Freedom. As part of the agreement to extend
the contract last year, CFA and CSU management had
agreed to discuss these issues prior to bargaining the next
faculty contract in Fall 2019.

CFA’s Bargaining Team met with management twice in April to
discuss Academic Freedom and Intellectual Property. As part of
the agreement to extend the
contract last year, CFA and CSU management had agreed to
discuss issues of concern prior to bargaining the next faculty
contract in Fall 2019.

SAFETY HAZARDS FOUND ON ALL FOUR CSU CAMPUSES
AUDITED: California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s
audit
of safety hazards on four CSU campuses is in, and the
findings are disturbing—faulty laboratory equipment, unsafe
drinking water, asbestos and chemical spills.

“Without resolving these issues, campuses cannot ensure they are
effectively protecting students and employees against injuries
and illnesses,” wrote Howle.

None of the four CSU campuses that were examined—CSU Channel
Islands, CSU Sacramento, San Diego State, and Sonoma State—could
demonstrate that they provide students with safety training
before working in labs.

Effective July 1, 2017, California’s
Assembly Bill 119 went into effect, requiring the CSU, as
well as other public employers in the state, to provide unions
with information about new and current employees. The information
includes home addresses, phone numbers, and other information
useful for the union to reach represented employees. The law also
provides that the information is not subject to the public
records law, thus preventing misuse of employee data.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. When part-time Lecturers
are not under contract teaching, and do not have any other work,
you can apply for and collect unemployment benefits. After all,
you are not employed during those times, which is the point of
those benefits.

At campus CFA Chapter meetings up and down the state, CFA members
are examining the Tentative
Agreement between CFA and CSU management to extend the
contract through June 2020. And, they like what they see.

Mark your calendars! Dates are set for the ratification vote to
extend the contract for two years. CFA members will have the
opportunity to vote on the tentative agreement starting at 6 am
Monday, Oct. 30 through 2 pm Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.

With the CFA Bargaining Team set to re-engage in negotiations on
salary next month – and with the full contract set to expire next
year – the best way you can lend your support is by joining the
union.